Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-28
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A seedy looking gambler, with half Z
weeks growth OF black stubble on his cheeks
and chin, ~ In . barber ahop On La Salla
strest Chicago awaiting his turn, when au
acquaintance saluted him with the remark,
dues they haven't been coming very sofl
for you, Oh p
"wsll, mo- not very" was the lazy reply
but made winning on the cars coming
from Cincinnati I'd been having hard luck
agsinst the bank, snd sfssr buying ny ticket
hod one pretty good silver dollar LETT and
swo others not quite % good. Ever ~ one
OF vsoeee ~ and he produced Q metal dollar,
NE euliece OF which bad bssn treated win
Ike the scaliest counterfeit
That's what I took the triok With, " the
gambler remarked "rll tell how IL was
done! The train was sbout half way b.
swssa Cincinn.ti and lndisnspol!s when I
hoosier - one OF those smart fellows that
know it all when st home, and think no.
body can get tho beet Of them. l told my
new friend that had been % Cincinnati 70
beck % indianspoiis to WORK Il my trade. I
told him ] wss an iron mouldsr, and l
looked IL After awhile something was aid
about cards, and he Proposed game Of seven
up for . dollar . game. l allowed that
dtdn't know enough about cards 10 play for
money, but guessed I'd 20 him once for
atty centa OF course Lost the d rst game,
and then said must have revenge and I'D
make Il double or quitA He agreed, and
lost the second game. He wanted 70 give mo
with IN expert That seemed 70 tickle him
very much, and he said he supposed he was
rather smarter than the average, and, while
hs wouldn't take any advantage Of green
es%b. esn1 az: me he IN sH T. Posted on q,
EN- says he l says. walt I'LL settle
up. and then l banded him this here dol.
"'oh says he. you don't expec. to work
that on me, do you p
".Why, thSl's counterfeit
-" declared II wasn't, and he then got .
little bot and offered 70 bet me two 70 one II
wss bogus coin. hesit..sd and bs made It
too 70 onA I said hadn't much money, but
Id bet him go sgsinst 600 tho dollar WAS
good OuA pulled out my pocket book,
which had nothing In II but pawn tickets,
and made bluff 70 open II had soon the
proposed having him decide This wAs
asrsed to. and he held his roll In his hand,
and held my pockctbook ready to 70 open
IT, while we told the conductor the bot and
asked him TO deoda The conductor first
thought tho dollar was countsrfeit, but some
thing In the weight and ring OF is made him
hssttate % he pulled out his jsck knife and
scsspod of . little Of the tin toll, and then
handed The coin back. It's - good . eli.
yer dollar - ever wAs minted,' WAS his deci.
stou, and then he passed on. The young fel.
lpv forked over the ZOO aud looked - II he'd
faint away.
You SEE" continued the gambler q he
got up to take vacant barber chair, ait
had been fixed 70 look like counterfeit but
II wasn't Then ! sympathizsd with the
young man and told him way 70 Got even. I
handed him dollar that look cd Just like the
other one, and advised him to play 1t on Joe
Morris, . friend OF mine, who had boen look.
ing on Of . dittance but preteuding not to see
anything Soto give the young man chance
! moved my grip into the for ward car, and
he tackled Morris by asking him 70
change . dollar. jos wss ready to
obligs hin, but handed back the coin
with the remark that It was no good. Then
they got 70 betting, ana attor they had up
about $500 side they left It to the cond uctor
again. This time, when the conductor took
out bis knife, he kcraped out chunk Of Iced,
and no handed II back and said, Counter.
felt !? should think so-one OF the snidest l
ever saw.' 1t cts. that young HOosier just
t40O to find out that two pieces OF money
may look just alike and be very different"